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The Ideal Storage Battery for Electric Lighting and Power,
Phonographs, Sewing Machines. Coffee Mills, Fan Motors,
Surgeons’ and Physicians’ Uses. Etc.
In polished hardwood cases, tilted with handles and brass binding posts, fully charged and hermetically scaled.
Voltage from 2 to 10. ’ Handles on sides, or top of cases as desired.
Set up in the Best Quality Hard Rubber Jars, sealed and fully charged.
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Its durability remains un-
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With all the Latest Improvements,
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MONTANA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY.
HOLLAND BROS., OTTAWA, General Agents for Canada.
No. 4 Cell will run a Phonograph from 120 to ISO Hours on a Single Charge. Price $14.00
“ 3 “ “ ■** “ 100 to 120 “ “ “ “ $18.00
“2 .“ •* •• " 75 to SO “ “ “ •' $11.00
Based on a discharge of Three Amperes, a Phonograph
in good order takes Two and One-Half Amperes.
We guarantee our Phonograph Cell to have a greater capacity per pound of element,
to have a greater capacity in proportion to its bulk, add to outlast any other storage
battery in the market. Hundreds of our batteries are in use all over the country.
Dynamos for charging one or two cells in series of 15 amperes rate : price $35.00,
size 8J x 7^ x 9 inches high, weight 40 lbs.
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THE -PHONOGRAM.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PHONOGRAPH COMPANIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
VOL. 2.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 1892.
No. 8-9.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE.
A Typewriter Carriage Arrester 201
A Noted Hecord Maker . 194
Authors and Publishers 202
Convenient Attachments to the Phonograph 199
Demise of Mr. Charles E. Powers 1*1
Electricity at Craig-y-nos Castle, Wales 202
How to Make the Commercial Phonograph Success-
ful 177
Instructions for lifting the Edison Phonograph 195
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Methods of Conducting Business 178
Progress of Consolidation 179
The Greatest Water Power on Earth 199
The Phonograpn Supersedes the Pen . : 194
The Phonograph in Musical Colleges. 17t
The Musical Industry of the Phonograph 180
The Phonograph the Engine, the Typewriter the
Tender 189
The Phonograph in Politics 190
NEW YORK PHONOGRAPH CO.,
257 Fifth Avenue, New itfrk Gitv.
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Phonographs and Graphophones Rented for Business Purposes, for
Family Use, and for Exhibitions.
Please Note the lact that
BANKERS,
BROKERS,
LAWYERS,
STENOGRAPHERS,
MERCHANTS,
.PHYSICIANS,
TYPEWRITER OPERATORS,
and other professional and business men find these instruments indispensable, and enable
them to get out their correspondence and other matter in one half of the time formerly
reouired.
In the family circle and for public entertainment these Ynachines are an endless
source of pleasure. Music of all kinds is faithfully reproduced, and the voices of friends,
professional singers and instrumental music of all kinds can be stored up and repeated
on these instruments as often as desired. *
Call and hear these instruments, or send for otrculars, pamphlets, and terms.
THE STENOGRAPHER
_The lending shorthand
magazine. Francis H.
Hemperley, author of “Analogical Syllabic Shorthand,”
Editor; Bates Torrey, author of “Practical Typewrit-
ing." Associate Editor Specimen copy free. THE
STENOGRAPHER PUBLISHING CO., 140 So. 4th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Gilmore’s Band.
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Vocal Solos by
SPENCER, JOHNSON, ASBURY. DIAMOND,
QUINN, S1MONDS, WILY WILLIAMS,
JOHN P. HOGAN, LIPP, GASKIN, CLARENCE,
BATT AND OTHERS.
Isslen’s Orchestra,
Gilmore’s Band,
Holding’s Band,
Vosse’s Band and Bayne’s 69th Regiment Band.
BANJO SOLOS, CLARIONET SOLOS, XYLOPHONE SOLOS,
PICCALO SOLOS, CORNET SOLOS.
SEND FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE TO BE ISSUED OCTOBER lst,1892.
Notice:— We dd^not sell direct to individuals
outside of our own territory. All orders for rec-
ords made by us must be given through the vari-
ous sub Companies.' All records guaranteed.
NEW JERSEY PHONOGRAPH CO,,
NEWARK, N. J.
The “Brudder Rasmus Sermons”
As delivered by LOUIS VASNIER,
For the Louisiana Phonograph Company.
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The following sermons are kept in stock and can usually be supplied at short notice.
14 ADAM AND EVE. ” “JOB. ”
‘END OB DE WORL7’ “SINNERS.”
“CHARITY OB DE HEART.” “ MOSES AND HIS TRIBE. ”
“WHY YOU ARE BLACK.”
These sermons, while very humorous, are characteristic Negro
delineations and are faithful reproductions of a dusky style of pulpit
oratory that is rapidly passing away. The sermons are very popular
amongst both whites and blacks and have proved to be among the
most profitable of exhibition records.
All records are clear and distinct. Any imperfect records may
be exchanged.
THE LOUSIAHA PHONOGRAPH CO., L’t’d.
182 Cfravler Street, _ New Orleans, La
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INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY USER OF THE PHONOGRAPH
A PRACTICAL GUIDE
By JAM ES L- AN DEM
President and General Manager of the
CONTENTS
Preface.
General observations regarding the uses of.the Phono-
graph.
The PuosoORAru.
DitTerent types of described— The treadle— The electri-
cal motor— Tho water motor— The tin foil machine—
Special advantages of each. . J
The Cylinder. 58
Composition and dimensions of— How affected by heat
and cold— Recording capacity— Mow often it can be re-
used— Proper method of handling— Manu-r of loosen-
ing a tight cylinder— Ilow to keep in adjustment— To
remove particles of wax from surface — Preservation
from injury— Packing for shipment— Precautions neces-
sary— ^ Cracked cylinders— Mailing— Worn out records.
The Governor.
Object and purpose of— How to regulate— Reproducing
speed— How to determine correct speed -Standard
speed— Cause of “ wavering Remedy for— Slipping
of belts — How to tighten them— The side brush— The
top brush -Governor-|»ost— Dir.^ctions for keeping in
good condition— Shunt-wire— Governor-springs— How-
to insure even running.
The Motor. '£4
Amperage of— Armature-coil— How to oil bearings—
The commutator— Motor-brushes— Direct Ions for clenn-
iug — Cause of ••humming” sound -Sparking— Proper
adjustment of brushes -The shaft- -pulley— Care of mo-
tor-belts -Ilow to replace them— Tightening of belts—
Free starting of motor— Idler pulleys.
TnE Diaphragm.
Different materials used for— Recorder and reproducer;
how attached— Directions for reattaching todiaphragrn
—Rubber gaskets— How to replace broken diaphragm—
Clamp-screws -Sending by moll— Spectacle-arm.
The Recorder.
Construction of— How sound-waves are recorded upon
cylinder -The sapphire arm— Center-pin— Reproducer-
weight -Special recorder for reportingnurposeg— How
to renew the cultiug edge -Chipping of sapphire poiut
— Clogging of recorder— How to make “talking records”
—Directions for taking musical records— Recording-
horns— Xu mber of machines used— Instructions for
operators.
The Reproducer.
Description of— Method of adjusting— Adjusring-screw
—How records are reproduced—” Double adjustment”
them— How to determine when battery is exhausted—
Directions for recharging— Cautions— Alternating cur-
rent— Amperage— Ilow to keep batteries .in good condi-
tion. , m
The Dictator.
The Phonograph as a business machine— Directions to
the beginner— Method of dictating — How to ‘strike
out” and elfange sentences— Requirements to obtain
satisfactory recorJ— Proper* recording spe»*d— The
speaking tube— Dictating-horo — How to insure an ac-
curate transcription.
The TranscriiWr. . * 1 -
Instructions to typewriter-operator— Phonograph-ta-
ble— Transcribing from the cylinder— Speed of repro-
duction— How to avoid mistakes — Changes and correc-
tions— Rapidity of transcription— Stop-and-start-key—
Care of the machine— Verification of transcript by
operator. m
Automatic Phonographs. f
By whom patronized— Pecuniary Tesults— How to oper-
ate to make them successful— Care of ‘cabinets — Clean-
liness— Tubing— Ear-tips— Announcement cards -The
necessary requirements on the part of .an automatic
attachment— Grouping of machine.
Conclusion.
How the Phonograph was discovered by Mr. Edison-
Other uses to which it U adapted— The future of the
Phonograph. . •
'.. Bound ill cloth, illuminated title, in silt, 64 pages, with references to 33 separate'parts of
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THE OHIO PHONOGRAPH CO
220 Walnut Street;'
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U, S. MARINE BAND.
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You want the Best Records. Ours are known everywhere as
The Highest Grade Records Ever Made For The Phonograph.
HARRISON *" 0 CLEVELAND.
Between now and election we shall make a specialty of
, CAMPAIGN • SONGS,
BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC.
Send for extra list of campaign novelties.
. They take on the Phonograph like wildfire.
We sell more records than all other dealers combined,
because users of the phonograph long since discovered that
our records are the
BEST IN THE WORLD.
We absolutely guarantee satisfactions to selection and records
If you do not like what you get you may return it for exchange,
provided you do .>o in good order immediately on receipt, and at your
own expense.
Send for new Catalogue, embracing about two hundred Marine
Band selections; also, Orchestra, Vocal and Piano, Vocal and Orches-
tra, Cornet and Piano, Clarionet and Piano, Humorous Recitations,
Shakesperean Recitations, the Brady and Casey Series.
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY,
627 E Street, Washington, D. C.
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A maoa/.inb dvvoteil to all interests connected with the
recording: of sound. the r** product ion and preservation of
speech, the Telephone, the Typewriter, and the progress
of Electricity.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Tiif. Phomogram. having special facilities in its circula-
tion through the vast commercial system occupied by the
Phonograph. Telephone, and other Electrical Devices, pre-
sents an exceptionally valuable advertising medium. The
rates are reasonable and will be furnished on application.
COR RKSPON PENCE
relating to the Phonograph, Typewriter, or Electricity, in
any of tln*ir practical applications, is cordially invited.'and
the cooperation of all electrical thinkers ami workers ear-
nestly desired. Clear, concise. Well-written articles are
esjieeially welcome; and communications, views, news
items, local newspaper clippings, or any information likely
to interest electricians, will be thank fully received and
cheerfully acknowledged.
How to Make tko Commercial Phono-
graph Eminently Successful.
When the typewriter was introduced to the
business world there were no operators on hand
to use it. To supply these the manufacturers
resorted to the expedient of converting the
women employed in their factories into type-
writists. They were simply taught how to strike
the keys, and were despatched to run the instru-
ment wherever one was placed in an office.
Many of these operatives were almost unedu-
cated, and none of them could conduct the
business of a commercial office, a law firm or a
literary bureau.
For awhile these crude amanuenses were en-
dured, but the public demand for intelligent,
educated and skilled typewritisls became so
emphatic that young women graduating from
the schools with good recommendations as to
scholarship were induced to learn the art, and
also acquire a practical knowledge of commercial
forms, technical terms and foreign tongues. At
present the standard of excellence in this art has
reached a point at Which no girl can compete, or
even obtain a bearing, as an applicant for a good
position unless sh'e lias a thorough knpwledge of
English grammar, is an adept in typewriting and
is generally well informed.
We take* the ground with the phonograph,
which is a new industry, that experience in
pioneer wqijc with the typewriter teaches a lesson
applicable to the fRrmeriTiachine ; and this is,
that skilled operators comm a ml good salaries for
themselves, and Advance the interests of the pho-
nograph. In a commtfnit^wliere employers can
readily secure the services of persons expert in
the use of the phonograph and typewriter, there
are sure to !>e more machines sold than where
the reverse is the rule. Those women who can
DISPENSE WITH inspectors, by knowing how !o
take the machines apart and put them in good
order will receive high salaries* for the}' save the
time of tlieif patrons. 'As a general rule, women
are averse to giving close aUention to the
mechanism of the typewriter and phonograph be-
cause it requires a little patient observation prac-*
tice. Dft they ever stop to consider the length of
time it requires to learn stenography ? And as the
phonograph is so! in flClr easier to become familiar
with the operator can be coining money in the
two years it would require for her to learn
short-hand.
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THE PHONOGRAM.
reason to have confidence in its capacities. If a
very small proportion of the present investment
in advertising, such as sending out circulars and
testimonial letters, etc., from which there can be
no returns, were spent each year in The Pho-
nogram in convincing, urging, forcing (if neces-
sary) the public lo read and interest themselves
in the progress this wonderful instrument is
making, the net profits of both the advertiser and
the publisher would be materially increased.
Now what we want . is your co-operation. Let
us work together in educating the people as to
the merits of the phonograph. Let us create a
confidence in the public by showing the testimo-
nials that come from the worthiest business
houses in the country as to its practical value,
and let the companies see to it that tens of thou-
sands of copies be rightly distributed where they
will sow the seed for quick harvests.
Only within a week we have passed through a
dozen or more villages, not over a hundred miles
from New York, coming in contact with some of
their wealthiest and most wide-awake business
men, and found that they had never seen a pho-
nograph and knew nothing of its practical utility.
The machine and the magazine were both to
them a myth. It is to places like these we alluded
when we stated above that The Phonogram
should be strewn broadcast. And this is the
second opening that occurs where agents may
put in an oai* to advantage.
Let us state the case again, so as to impress the
situation on the minds of those who undertake to
exploit the phonograph.
1st. There are large portions of the country
containing tmvns, hamlets, etc., where the people
have never heard of the phonograph.
2d. There are many parts of the country in
which the people nave heard of this machine, but
have never seen it and know nothing of its
qualities.
Now here is a plain statement and it ought to
act on the minds of agents like a finger-post to
the traveler, viz. : show him what direction to
take in his business. Added to this we urge
upon agents not to neglect the accessories of the
phonograph. Advertise everything connected
with it: batteries, typewriters, cylinders, attach-
ments. records, any sort of lever or screw tending
to make easier or better the use of the machine,
because all these are advantages and should be
loudly heralded and focused to the eye of the
reader.
In the matter of political conventions and other
assemblages the phonograph isfar more econom-
ical than a stenographer.
Methods of Conducting Business
Divers means and numerous agencies are em-
ployed to conduct commercial enterprises and
business in general. • To achieve success in any,
one great rule must be followed, which is to
examine and note which among all of them is the
prerequisite— the sine qua non, without whose
aid and exercise no business can prosper.
If you run a canoe, you must keep your oars
or push-pole in constant motion ; if you run a
steamer, the engines must be kept moving. These
agencies are the impelling power and the pre-
requisite towards accomplishing the object you
have in view, which is to bring your craft quickly
into port. If you say to yourself : “Well, we
won’t hurry— a few days more or less can make
no difference,” you will discover at the end of
one voyage that the expenses of the trip have run
far ahead of the calculations made for them, and
the result will be very serious loss to all con-
cerned If you will observe, you may soon per-
ceive that quick and large sales or rentals are
necessary. Aji intelligent business contemporary
tells us that “ to arrive at one’s destination or to
make a success in business, the shortest possible
time occupied in accomplishing this end is what
is desired.”
But this cannot be attained unless people gen-
erally learn how to doit. We, therefore, reiterate
the advice, advertise in The Phonogram, whose
business it is to make known the capacities and
merits of the instrument il represents. In order
to disseminate the proper knowledge of the pho-
nograph, this magazine must be strewn broadcast
through every town and hamlet irr the land.
Such is the right method by which the cultiva-
tion of barren soil can be accomplished. On
examination by our readers, it will be seen that
there are sections of the country where the pho-
nograph has been heard of but never seen, and
other sections where the inhabitants have never
even heard of it.
A word to our agents.
The phonograph companies should assist us to
keep the columns of our magazine bright and
interesting by encouraging attractive advertising
and frequent change of copy, by artistic arrange-
ment and by cultivating the acquaintance of the
best class of purchasers ; and right here another
point for each company, by showing the thor-
ough trustworthiness of the commodity adver.
tised. Iu the course of training the public in the
usefulness of this great labor-saving machine,
every effort must be made to give the people
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The Progress of Consolidation.
Mr. T. R. Lombard, .vice-president of the
North American Phouograph Co., and Mr. A.
O. Tate, of the Edison Phonograph Works,
have returned from their trip West and North-
west, visiting every phonograph company
located in that section. They report unqualified
success in their mission. Mr. Lombard will
probably shortly return to Chicago to personally
supervise the inauguration of new methods • for
conducting business.
By the unification of phonograph interests
l lie-* liter prise is receiving an impetus which is
already beginning to he felt. There lias never
been a period in its history when prospects
seemed brighter than at present.
The public has awakened to the fact that the
phonograph is a great time and labor saver, and
indispensable to a well-equipped office. We
have a piece of mechanism, easily learned, easily
controlled, and moderate in price. Sentiment is
all in favor of the machine that talks, and when
public sentiment turns in any one direction, like
a mighty torrent, nothing can stem it. It has
come our way. This is just what we want, and
The Phonookam is proud to know it has in a
humble way helped along the good cause.
Domiso of Mr. Charles E. Powers.
The New England Phonograph Co. has sus-
tained a great loss in the (h-ath of its treasurer,
Mr. Charles E. Powers, whose demise incurred on
the 11th of August. 189*2. The following data
with relation to this gentleman will he of interest
to many of <»ur readers:
Mr. Charles E. Powers, Treasurer of the New
England Phonograph Co., expired of heart fail-
ure at his resilience in Boston, Mass., on the lltii
of August, 1^9*2. Mr. Powers was graduated at
Harvard College, and after terminating his law
studies was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar.
Serving for many years in the City Council of
Boston and being a memlier of the Water Board
of Boston, as well as an active worker in the field
of politics, Mr. Powers did not carry out his in-
tention of practicing law, hut interested himself
iu other pursuits where advancement was more
rapid, lie became President of the Middlesex
Railroad Co. and was considered an expert on all
matters relating to railway interests. He was
also connected with the New England Phono-
graph Co. from its inception, and for the last
three vears has been its treasurer.
Mr. Powers always maintained the respect and
secured the good-will of those who knew him
intimately, and bis circle of acquaintances and
friends in business and social circles iu Boston
was very large. , ' •
Rare Photographs, Copyrighted and
Exclusive.
Tiie Phonogram, which is nothing if not
enterprising, holds in store a pleasant surprise for
its readers, being able to announce that by a stroke
of good fortune it has secured a limited number
of the likenesses of Mr. Edison, taken at different
periods of liis life; his mother, his birthplace, his
present home, library, laboratory and workshops,
etc., which we now offer to the public.
Wc take occasion to state that these pictures
cannot lie purchased from the laboratory, nor
from Mr. Edison himself; he being unwilling to
allow them to go into general circulation.
They are obtained through an inliuential
friend, and, being copyrighted, cannot' he dupli-
cated. Those who are anxious to secure these
pictures should therefore take advantage of this
opportunity, since it may never occur again.
For prices and information apply at the office
of The Phonogram, rooting? Pulitzer Building,
New York. f
The Phonograph in Musical Colleges.
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In the June number of “Music," an interesting
article from the pea of Mr. II. I>. Goodwin,
of Wisconsin, apjienrs. tfdvocating the introduc-
tion of the phouograph into musical colleges,
where he believes It’ wllt-rfffftrd valuable aid to
both teacher and pupil.* ^Vhere repetition is de-
sired as a help U> the acquisition of musical skill,
this instrument is most useful, as it can he made
to repeat an air any utijfiher of times. Taking
musical dictation from it is an excellent method
for learning to write music. Mr. Goodwill says :
“ This method of practicing will open a new
vista to- many a musical student and enable him
to acquire by diligent study n facility in deter-
mining tonal relations such ^ Mozart possessed
• as a diving gift." *
“Westward the Star of Empi.re takes its
course,' M i. e.. the wide-awalte Western citie*
like Cfmalia, Denver, San Francisco and Port-
land are jtbreas* . of the times in usiug the
phoiibgraph himT. 'A ppreciate its champion The
Phonogram.
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* HOM AS FULLER, a quaint when he essayed to capture music and
writer, gives the following constrain this bewitching yet beneficent
definition of music : Muse to play a role in answer to the call
“Music is nothing elec- of humanity. Doubtless many's throb-
but wild sounds civilized ing nerve has been soothed by these
' ' Bto hincaml time. Such sweet influences after prolonged study in
the extensiveness thereof the laboratory at Lewellyn I'ark, from
that it stooj>eth so low as which the fruits of grand ideas germinat-
thc brute beasts, yet mounteth as high ing there, have issued to startle and at
as angels. For horses will do more the same time benefit the world,
for a whistle than for a whip, and by What the effect of the musical phono-
hearing their bells jingle away their weari- graph is, may l»e thus expressed: it
m ' ss - * operates npon man’s nervous system in
The editor of /’n-xlo, a music journal two opposite ways, first by subduing undue
published in Chicago, adds to the deli- or ill-direeted emotion and regulating the
nition of this old English writer another general action of the mind, next by stim-
which throws further light on the subject: ulating the spiritual faculties, ami awak-
I here is not an emotion of the Tiu- ening those perceptions which lead to the
man heart but it may be intensified by nfinite. It performs the functions of
music and 1 there is nothing but may be tuning that great instrument called the
made better by melody/’ brain, *and adjusts its chords as one lowers
We are convinced that the evolution of or elevates the strings of a harp, causing
the musical phonograph fiom the original them to vibrate in unison. It may be
reproducing and recording instrument assumed that the hand-organ among other
constructed for man’s practical uses, was mechanism capable of rendering musical
founded upon a sentiment akin to the airs would perform similar duty. To this
above and that Mr. Edison’s soul was we reply that the result of the action
attuned to a higher range of thought of the former as compared with the latter
THE PHONOGRAM.
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differs as essentially- as the strains of a';
Patti or Carapauini, or the melody issuing
from the fingers of a Paderewski and
Rubinstein differ from the sound of a
penny whistle or a stage-horn.
It is the power of rendering all the in-
flections of the voice, the tears or the joy
of the voice, and of echoing the gran-
deur, the compassion and every emotion of
the soul as conveyed by instrumental
music that give value to this instrument.
For that reason this industry has as-
sumed gigantic proportions in the United
States.
One of the most remarkable facts
•connected with the musical phonograph
is, that it has- so quickly commended
itself to popular taste and become,
as it were, the friend of the people.
Wo believe we may safely assert
that there is not a city in the United
States in which it is not used, and the un-
iversal testimony with regard to the in-
strument is, that all classes of persons
patronize it. Even the weary workman
after toiling all day, snatches a few min-
utes to listen to its strains ere he seeks his
home. ‘ ■
V hen this instrument, which like the
American mocking bird, repeats the songs
of others, shall be presented at the Colum-
bian Exposition how enthusiastic will be
the greeting tendered it ; for the reason
that music is common ground to the whole
human race. Visitors to the fair may not
be able to communicate with the inhabi-
tants of this country except through inter-
preters, but they can at least, through
the medium of music, hold an intercourse
of ^sentiment with their kind, for even
though they be natives of Greece, or
Russia or Hindostan, they can compre-
hend a patriotic air or a melody that lifts
the soul to pure joys.
The accompanying cuts give a full and
half;length view of the automatic cases used
by the Chicago Central Phonograph Co.
One of the photographs gives a view of a
belt attachment (called the Hoit), of
which there are a few in use. A larger
sign is also in use. The cut gives a good
idea of the general appearance. Three or
four different slot attachments are used
by this company the majority of these bo-
ChicagovModel. — Full Length.
ing manilfactured by Mr. II. Iloeschen, of
Omaha, and are known as the clock-work
attachment. This company has out on#
hundred coin-in the-slot machines in Chi-
4
cago, a number t)f these being placed in
museums and arranged in series of six
each. They are of mahogany color, with
glass tops, and present a very attractive
appearance. Many of these are placed in
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giving the preference to men who can
make records in which every word can bo
understood ; and it finds that records by
singers who can do this, take much better
than the records by singers who have bet-
ter voices, but who fail Ho make them-
selves plainly understood.
The devices on next page comprise a re-
turn attachment and a nickel-in- the-slot
the central parts of the city and in the
vicinity of Jackson Park, where the
World's Fair grounds are located.
This company operates no exhibition
phonographs, that is to say multiple hear-
ing tubes. It rents out, however a num-
ber of these machines to people who make
it a business to take in picnics, suburban
towns, etc.
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horn to magnify the sound, the arm being
returned by hand when the record was
completed. As this made it necessary for
one person to watcli the machine and keep
it running properly, Mr. Ling tried to find
a method for automatically returning the
arm, and succeeded after a time in con-
structing a device that did the required
work. The phonograph equipped with
this device was placed at the entrance of
his store, and large crowds thronged the
place, attracted and delighted by the
operation of a machine that required no
attention from the employes except to
change the records from time to time.
The attachment finally attracted the at-
tention of the officers of the Michigan
Phonograph Co., who recognized its value,
and negotiated with Mr. Liug for a prac-
tical trial. This was had, and demon-
strated the utility of the attachment, but
Mr. Ling; wishing to supplement his in-
vention, commenced to work on a slot
machine to be used with the return de-
vice. After some months of labor and
experiment lie produced the present ma-
chine, which for simplicity, economy and
reliability is not excelled.
• After repeated trials, the Michigan
Phonograph Co., convinced of the value
of the inventions, placed a large order with
Mr. Ling, and for more than a year the
machines have been in daily use in its
handsome concert' hall, where hundreds
are attracted by the ncrvelty and regaled
with delightful music. •*
We gave in a previous number of The
Phonogram an extended account of the
coin-in-the-slot cabinet used by the Ohio
Phonograph Co., with a full-length cut of
the same, which is herewith reproduced.
The remarkable success of this company,
in developing the musical feature of the
phonograph, has made it worth while to
publish facts, so as to enable others who*
are pursuing the same line of business to
develop that branch.
It will he - observed that this cabinet
differs from all others used by local com-
panies in the fact that, instead of the body
extending to the ground, it is mounted on
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he body of the plain panels^ shown in the cut are tiow
ere it is likely handsomely carved, the" locks have orna-
iping their feet mental escutcheons, and the flat top has
injured when a carved scroll added, raising the center
These qabinets slightly with greatly improved effect,
later patterns Much attention is given to the manner
ring upon them of announcing the selection on the phono-
besides having graph by leaving a large space for the an-
he plain brass nouncement card and by having such an-
stration. The nouncement printed handsomely in script
type occupying as much
space as possible. At-
tached to the side of each
me" , is 11 “ d
* i . Eg holder to enable parties
K? • to cleanse the hearing
tubcs before listening, in
case they desire to do so.
^ j| 1 j These are changed fre-
jf neat and clean.
j, : It has been found^that
and that the sound can
be greatly increased by
bv v ' ' H’rl having tubing of good size
Ohio Model
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185
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developed, after a long and persistent study
of the question and much experiment, an
automatic cabinet ^aud phonograph on
which a record may be placed one morn-
ing with the confident assurance that the
inspector the next morning will find it in
perfect adjustment and condition, and
giving satisfactory results for a nickel
dropped in the slot.
The NevvYork Phonograph Co. has pho-
nographs equipped with fourteen and six-
teen- way hearing-
~tubes in many of
the large stores of
New York, at pub-
lic resortsand dur-
ing the season at
adjacent beaches.
Mr. George B. Lull
also placed a large
number of . these
instruments at.Su-
ratoga. There is
a fine musical re-
pertoire which is
ohanged every
wfeek. An ope-
rator is alwavs in
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attendance, w h o
changes the music
according to the
wishes of the au-
dio n c e, and at-
tends to the ad-
justment of the in-
strument. This
is a desideratum ;
but it is not al-
wavs found where
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machines are exhi-
bited.
The coin-in-the-
slot cabinet, in
use by the New-
England Phono-
graph Co., a cut of
which is here given
is the cabinet first introduced by the
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Automatic Exhibition Co., of New York.
Several hundred of these are in use in
the city of Boston and adjacent towns,
and also have been placed this summer at
all the summer resorts and beaches, in-
cluding Nantasket, Nahant Hotel, Bass
Point, Relay House, Nahant, Lynn, York
Beach, York Harbor, Kennebunk Beach,
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At Old Orchard a store was hired, and
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New York fcihibilion Co.'s Model.
ters, and are in charge of individuals who
take care of them night and day. The
whole are. in charge of Mr. F. II. Ash-
is concerned, the slot interest has not been
aH*ected to any extent, and the slot cabi-
nets that are well taken care of, with the
a fine emporium was fitted up for that
purpose. The ceiling was handsomely
decorated with Hags and Chinese lan-
terns : the floor handsomely carpeted and
fifteen machines wen? placed there. At
Cottage City was a similar emporium, but
not as many machines. All of the New
England Co/s automatics are in clus-
croft, of the Hoston office, who makes a
weekly visit to each place, making the
collections and settling with the parties
who have the machines on their premises.
Thus far on the Massachusetts Coast the
machines have done extremely well.
So far as the competition between the
multiple hearing tube and the automatic
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187
best cylinders put upon them, continue to
make good moneys
It is a singular fact that the talking
records of the “Casey” series have made
more money on every machine where they
have been put than all bands, songs,
banjos or other records ; they lead by a
large per cent over any record that is now
before the public.
The rule has been to place automatics
in groups of five, ten and fifteen in charge
of a person who stands by all the
time and takes care of them.
The Louisiana Phonograph Co.
has placed over [one hundred ‘'ma-
chines in New Orleans,* and they
stand in the most desirable places in
the c^ty^. forming an attraction and
amusement for patrons.
The first machine was put out in
Eugene May's Palace Drug Store
on Canal street. This is one of
the handsomest and most ornate
drug stores in the country, having
the finest fountain and the best
soda trade in the city, and its select-
ion for the initiation of the exhi-
bition business was very fortunate.
The machine made an instan-
taneous hit, and the results were
very surprising. Week after week
the machine worked steadily almost
clay and night, and the receipts from
this one mahine, for its firrst three
months, averaged cover fifteen dol-
lars per day.
This machiue was rapidly follow-
ed by others, and while it was the
most successful machine placed in
the city, the receipts from all are
now most encouraging^ and well
sustained.
The Louisiana Phonograph Co.
takes a large amount of local music, and
also obtains records from every part of
the country.
New Orleans is perhaps the most gen-
erally musical city of our country, and its
musicians are very fine. In addition to
all kinds of instrumental and vocal music,
the company has gotten out a line of negro
specialties, of great popularity, consisting
of old- plantation songs, darkey melodies,
etc. Probably the most successful -spe-
cialty is the wonk of “ Brudder Rasmus."
whose sermons, such as “Charity ob *de
Heart,” “Adam and Eve and de Winter
Apple, “Sinners, Chicken Stealers, Etc./'
• Louisiana Model.
and ‘i Dg Lottrey,” are unique and in-
teresting. We received the last named
records which were referred to in a short
notice in our last issue.
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way tube the public lias a chance to order
what it pleases, and at the same rate as
with the automatics. In the principal
cities, Augusta, Savannah, Columbus and
Macon, agents attend to the slot machines
and are paid a percentage of net receipts.
This company rents outright to traveling
agents, and they have, the privilege of
the entire state except ^in those cities
where the company has
. its special agents. This
estimates the A.
The Georgia Phonograph Company uses
the Wright Cabinet, with round top, and
full glass. The adjustments in this style
of cabinet give better satisfaction than
many others because they are more reliable.
The automatics are placed in leading drug-
stores where soda water is dispensed, at the
most prominent bar-rooms and in the
principal hotels. Twelve of these ma-
* company
A. two-hundred-hour bat-
* Vj f* « ten* as the best at present,
though good results are
^ J I obtained from the Brad-
5 3 M bury Stone, and the 15 "
J styles. The company
$ charges in series connec-
I tionsj from a 500 volt
current, using a one
horse- power motor of ten
/ v l volt discharge and gene-
rator of 20 A. M. up to
- 10 cells; that mode is
V ' found quickest, most
im handy and safe, as there
have been several batte-
; • ; l ies ruined at the power
m house, due to such va-
trying in potential.
\ I he phone business
: was at first put into in-
com j)e tent hands, and
S- never being fully up to
guarantee, the company
M received a back-set from
which it li:i'
reco vered .
1 1 The business will
doubtless greatly increase
this Fall, as confidence
lias been established in the minds of
the general public.
Phonograph agents should see to it that
the ‘‘ Ten Reasons " in this issue is widely
distributed.
A Young Cntir.
chines are placed in the city of Atlanta,
and although this has been financially a
hard season, these machines pay well.
At one office the machine is set up for
dictation purposes, and with a fourteen-
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The Phonograph the Engine— Type- phonograph. The new instrument was
writer the-Tender. tried in many offices and pronounced a
failure. The user either would not or
The following from the pen of George could not learn to adjust it properly, or
H. Guy, recently appearing in the New' did not know that phonograph dicta*
York Commercial Advertiser, is a tribute tion had to be learned like any other art—
to our subject that carries weight, and is the accomplishment is of the simplest
appreciated by us, and the intelligent busy possible description, but it is absolutely
public : necessary — or the regulation of the batter-
The phonograph has probably seen more ies became an irksome task ; at all events,
ups and downs than any other instrument the ultimatum was pronounced, “lie
of equal usefulness. When first presented couldn’t be bothered with it," and the
to the public it was not commercially ser- phonograph company was requested to
viceable. and its early days were beset with take the instrument away. Men of more
Group of Phonographs, vicinity of Jackson Park, Chicago. 9
legal complications and financial oostacles. intelligence and patience, li
Later Edison again turned his attention a rule, a verv diHerent rei
to the instrument that he knew had more and the instrument is now-
in it than had yet been brought out, and ground, and is spoken of r
he eventually produced the perfected tically by those who use
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190
Washington the old method of dictating
to a typewriter is declining, and the steno-
grapher dictates, his notes direct to the
phonograph at any 6peed at which he can
read them. The convenience of this plan
is almost incalculable and the saving in
time immense. Commercial men are just
beginning to realize what it means to have
a phonograph at their elbow and appreci-
ate the ability to dispose of a mail of a
hundred to one hundred and fifty letters
in a morning. In novices at phonograph
dictations there is generally a little nerv-
ousness and a disinclination to subject
possible repetitions and mistakes to the
the critical ear of the typewriter ; man-
nerism and hesitancy of speech are not
noticed in ordinary dictation after the
ear has become accustomed to them ; but
on the phonograph they are so faithfully
reproduced that their peculiarities become
more apparent. But this diffidence, a<a
rule, soon passes away, and the triumph-
ant expedition with which an overwhelm-
ing mass of correspondence can be dis-
posed of is the best possible tutor in ena-
bling the business man to do justice both to
his own resources and those of the instru-
ment. The popular idea of the phono-
graph is gained from the fnickel-iu-the-
slot instruments that are distributed all
over the country, the records on which
are but too 'often thin, squeaky and un-
natural, and utterly misleading as an indi-
cation of what the phonograph really can
do. The singing and speaking records on
a skillfully and suitably adjusted instru-
ment can only be descril>ed as magnificent,
and the voice comes out with a natural
quality and with such resonance that
nearly a hundred per cent of the original
sound is produced. Such results as these
are not to be obtained by a bungler, but
that they are available is certain. One
of these days the general public will be
educated up to the proper adjustment of
their phonographs, and then the bfest and
the truly marvelous results of the use of
the instrument will be obtained. What
to manv employers of the phonograph will
be a great convenience is a new toy
dynamo, designed to charge two storage
cells for driving the phonograph. The
dynamo is small enough to be carried in a
satchel, and can be run by cord from any
convenient engine or shaft.
The Phonograph in Politics.
This is the first Presidential campaign
in which the Edison phone has taken a
prominent part It is making up for its
past neglect of the great American game
of politics by a vigorous and striking ef-
fort to serve both parties impartially and
well at the sime time.
The Columbia Phonograph Co., of Wash-
ington, I). C., which city is the center, of
political activity, report the demand for
cylinders containing campaign songs as
constant and large. Indiana calls for
Grandpa's Hat and Old Tippecanoe ; Ohio
shouts for eulogies of the McKinley Bill ’ f
while the solid South delights in songs
depicting the horrors of the Force Bill and
the mistakes of Harrison. The Demo-
cratic Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay and the llo-
publicait refrain of the same name are
much appreciated. Songs covering both
sides of the silver question are wanted.
Every phase of politics receives attention.
A Harrison man from Massachusetts
writes to express the hope that sound lie-
publican doctrine will be poured into
Democratic ears thro’ the phone, until
complete conversion follows ; while a
South Carolina fire-eater wishes success to
Edison’s greatest invention in educating
the public to the advantages of Democ-
racy.
A political truth uttered once by an ora-
tor of flesh and blood is soon forgotten.
The iteration and reiteration of the tire-
, less phonograph makes the statement far
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191
more effective, and the voter cannot
escape influence. The phonograph is
destined to become an important factor in
this field.
A Noted Record Maker.
Mr. Russell Hunting, the originator,
and maker of the celebrated “ Casey
Series” of phonograph records and the
subject of this sketch was born in West
Roxbury, May 8, 1804. At an early age
he developed a fondness for theatricals
and was often found taking part in the
plays of amateur theatrical clubs in his
native and surrounding towns. Before
he was t wen tv-one years of age he had
* *
travelled extensively, not only visiting
every State in his native land, but, crossing
the ocean, made an extended foreign tour.
Mr. Hunting’s first appearance profession-
ally on the stage was at the Fifth Avenue
Theater, New York, at the time Edwin
Booth was playing in “ Taming of the
Shrew,” being supported by the Boston
Museum Company. He has been a regu-
lar member of the Boston Theater Com-
pany for the past six years, and for the
past two years acting assistant stage
manager. Mr. Hunting was an early
enthusiast on the subject of the phono-
graph, and leased one for his own private
amusement long before he conceived of
the idea of making records for sale.
He tried a large number of experi-
ments with the machine, in the
way of reproducing the human
voice in large auditoriums. It
was probably in this way that he
became aware of his own wonderful
voice for phonographic reproduction.
He at one time made a whisper n-
cord which was reproduced on the
stage of the ^Boston Theater and
was distinctly audible in the gallery
of that large house, thereby win-
ning a wager from a fellow actor,
lie made his first records for the
New England Phonograph Co., and
they, seeing at once the remarka-
ble quaUty^-df ' the same, made
immediate arrangements with Mr.
Hunting to become sole proprie-
tors of what- is now the famous
“ Casey Series**/ Many of these re-
cords are really wonderful in their
composition; in. the “ steam boat,”
for instance, he assumes ten dif-
ferent voices and produces eight
mechanical effects anTl all without the
assistance of a single person. r l his record
was pronounced by no less, a personage
than Mr. Edison himselT, to be the mest
remarkable record ever made on a pho-
nograph. . All * M r.,Hun ting's records, ex-
cept where Jhe employs a chorus of voices
or a quartette^effect, are made entirely
without assistance, and it is a somewhat
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900 K street, N. W. , Washington, D. C.
Adjusting springs, for returning the
diaphragm lever after being pushed down
with the adjusting screw. By the aid of
this spring the operation of the screw
alone accomplishes the most delicate ad-
remarkable fact, that while his records are
all humorous, Mr. hunting's parts in his
profession are always of a serious na-
ture, with now ‘and then a “ character ”
sketch. Thus, in making his records, Mr.
Hunting can make his “ Bureau,” which
always convulses one with the heartiest
laughter, and the next moment make a
record with such beautiful pathos, as
“The Dying Soldier.” Mr. hunting en-
joys the personal acquaintance of many of
the leading lights of the phonograph
world, and all unite in giving testimony
that the “ Casey Records ” are without
doubt the most popular that have ever
been made for phonographic reproduction.
On the automatic or slot machine they
always return much more money than any
other records now in use. During the
past month of July, and at the present
lime of writing, Mr. Hunting has inade^
for the New England Phonograph Co.
over two thousand records.
Diaphragm Lever- Adjusting Coil.
justment. The spring is snapped on from
behind the adjusting screw arm, so is con-
cealed.
Bell attachment, for warning the dictator
as he nears the end of the cylinder.
Stroke clear and distinct. Easily attached
Convenient Attachments to the Phono-
graph.
As will be observed in the accompany-
ing plates certain useful appendages facili-
tating the operation of Phonographs are
delineated and a description of each given.
The bell sounds a warning note as to the
condition of the cylinder, the spring re-
turns the diaphragm adjusting lever, and
the coil when used according to diree-
Phonograph Bell
Diaphragm Adjusting Spring
tions, enables the user of the phonograph
to increase or diminish the volume of
sound at will.
_ These attachments are for sale and in-
quiries with regard to them may be made
of Mr. C. F. Jenkins, the patentee at Xo.
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and detached. Can be set to ring at any
distance from the end. Made in one piece
and fully nickel plated.
Medical cylinders, for the cure of the
deaf. Identical with those used by Dr.
Garey, of Baltimore, in his wonderful cures.
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193
as reported in a recent issue of the “ Pho-
nogram.” Made by improved machinery,
every indentation clear cut and absolutely
accurate.
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The Great Mercantile Agency of R.
G. Dun & Co. Use the Phonograph.
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The important communication herein
furnished with regard to the phonograph
is from the pen of Mr. H. M.
Morrow, the accomplished private
secretary of Mr. Erastus Wiman,
well known to most New Yorkers
as a director in the Western Union
Telegraph Co., president of the
Staten Island Railway Co., and
the man who, by building the
Arthur Kill Bridge, added ten
miles of water front to the har-
bor of New York. Mr. Morrow
is a native of Belfast, Ireland,
and one of the principal corres-
ponding clerks in the celebrated
mercantile agency of It. G. Dun
& Co., in which firm Mr. Wiman
is a partner. This establishment
has ono hundred and fifty bran-
ches in the United States, and
has in operation a large number
of phonographs. Mr. Morrow
has been for twenty years a steno-
grapher, possesses a knowledge
of several modern languages,
is a Liberal in politics and reli-
gion, and keeps abreast of the
times by familiarizing himself
with all inventions which tend
to facilitate the labors of the bureau.
Performing Double Duty.
At the present time experiments are
being conducted at Brussels with an in-
vention of Mr. Edison’s, by which tele-
graphists are able to transmit dispatches
and to receive at the same time the obser-
vations of a correspondent by telephone ;
in this way no time is lost in comparing
the dispatches or in correcting errors.
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Reindeer Introduced Into Alaska.
Last year a little troop of reindeer was
introduced into Alaska — sixteen in num-
ber. They have prospered there well
enough to justify another effort of this
sort during the present year, which ought
to comprise at leastVa hundred head. The
climate ana resources of Alaska should
agree with this animal as well as. those of
Siberia, and it is well known how valuable *
the services of the reindeer are in cold
countries. The present experiment of in-
telligent acclimation iVone that ought to
be made more frequently among civilized
people.
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The Phonograph Supersedes The Pen
“ I consider the phonograph one of the writing to pen writing. Of course, three*
greatest inventions of the age, with im- fourths of my time was spent at the
mense possibilities before it, and of an econ- machine, during which period I was un-
omic value placing it in rank with the tele- available for dictation or any other work.
graph and the electric light. It is, I think, Under my new system I dictate everything
destined to relieve men from the frightful to the phonograph, and a young typewriter,
burden of writing . I am convinced that well informed and clear headed, who is
in the near future no man of any ability learning to be a stenographer, transcribes.
will ever write a line except his signature. Thus I save a clear forty minutes of every
Most business men, even now, in these working hour and practically triple my
days of stenographers and type-writing capacity and value. In other words, I
machines, pass a great part of their time can now, with the aid of the phonograph,
in the laborious and fruitless occupation accomplish as much in one hour as I for-
of writing with a pen. To indite their merly did in three. The relief from the
own letters is still with some merchants a monotonous labor of typewriting is im-
fetislr, and the time literally wasted in mense, and the improvement in my physi-
this labor if computed at its real value, cal and mental health is most marked. I
would show an amount of- money and en- can dictate to the phonograph at the
ergy lost of an appalling magnitude. One rate of one hundred and fifty words per
case that has come within my personal minute or more. A pen writer writes
observation is that of a gentleman, mem- twenty-five words per minute if lie takes
ber of a large firm in this city, who died infinite pains, and a typewriter thirty to
very rich, a most successful, energetic and sixty words. These figures tell their own
plodding man. He conducted his firm’s story. Then think of how much pleas-
correspondence and wrote every letter him- anter and easier it is to niter what you
self. For many years lid labored in this hard* to say than to write it, or typewrite
way, eight hours per day. Seven of those it with infinite labor. Stenographers gen-
hours were literally wasted, for if he had orally are opposed to the phonograph on
dictated his letters, owe hour would have the ground that it throws some of them out
sufficed. Thus, seven-eighths of the time of work. But, on* the other hand, it will
of this successful merchant was absolutely tend to weed the profession of incompe-
lost. lie died worth a million in spite of tent people who ought never to have been
all. How many millions more might lie in it, and do away with the shorthand
not have possessed had he devoted that Writer, who is that and nothing else. A
myriad of lost hours to other efforts. stenographer, who is a man of affairs, well
“ I have used the phonograph fur eigh- read, quick of apprehension, with a know]-
teen months. I dictate to it all my short- edge of at least one foreign language, who
hand notes and all the letters, reports and familiar, with the literature, the politics
other matter I put together myself. 1 used and th ° .V™*™* th « da >\ aild
, r . .. lias nothing to fear from the phonograph,
to transcribe all this on the typewriter, It can only be a fnend to h]m> saving his
which I found laborious and unsatisfactory, time and his health, and increasing his
notwithstanding the superiority of type- capacity and value immensely. ' '
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR' USING THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH,
Style
Keep the machine perfectly clean.
Read all cautions caref ully.
TO RECORD.
Macliuic at Rest.
Finger Button “B’‘ (see cut) pressed
down.
Throw down the lock bolt and open
swing arm wide.
Slip" the wax cylinder, beveled end
foremost, upon the tapering brass man-
drel and press it firmly, but not too for-
cibly’into place.
M”
handle to the left until it strikes against
the pin.
Machine in Motion.
Place the speaking tube upon the
tube plate, lower the lift lever “B m
as far as possible, and commence dictation
to the machine. Should it become neces-
sary to pause during the dictation and be-
fore the end of the cylinder has been
reached ; raise “ B” (only) until it closes
against the. speaker arm : this will disen-*
gage the twin nuts from the fine thread
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Close the swing arm and re-lock it.
.Raise the speaker arm (an inch is suf-
ficient) from the straight edge, upon
which it rests in front, and slide to the
left until directly over the beveled end of
the cylinder, or the point at which you
wish the “record ’* to commence. Again
lower it to straight edge and draw the
cup lever down as far as it will go.
Start the’machine by pushing the brake
upon the main shaft and at the same
time raise the recording stylus from
the wax.
A fine white shavingjvill appear on the
surface of the cylinder where it has been
passed over by thp stylus. Remove the
speaking tube : raise the speaker arm
and, throwing it back as far as possible,
dust off these aiuivings by passing the
camel’s hair chip rrush very slowly from
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should be followed with the left finger
button (A) up. By pressing A downward
while the machine is in motion it acts in
the same way as if the lift were closed.
Its use is a matter of convenience only.
oiLinro.
Always keep the entire machine perfectly
clean and free from dust. It is an essen-
tial to perfect work with any piece of ma-
chinery, and the phonograph is no excep-
tion in this resrect.
Phonograph oil should be applied spar-
ingly every two or three days to the follow-
ing parts :
“ Oil hole/’ back of governor block.
Base of governor shaft.
Small hole in top of governor frame.
Top center bearing* of armature shaft.
Bearings of idler pulleys under which
the main belt turns.
End bearings of main shaft.
Thread of main shaft.
Back rod.
Care should be taken not to get any oil
upon the belts, as it makes them slip and
stretch loose very quickly. *
Use as little oil as possible at the top of
the governor as spreading down it gets
upon the contact and tends to make the
motor govern badly.
HANDLING THE CYLINDER.
The wax cylinder, which is somewhat
brittle, should be handled gently at first,
until the operator becomes practiced.
Thrust the first and second fingers of
the right hand into thick end of cylinder
and hold fast bv spreading these fingers
apart. Although touching the surface
will not destroy the records, there is at all
times a certain amount of moisture in the
skin which will leave a mark upon the wax
and will in the end make a record sound
harsh and scratchy.
Cylinders should be kept in boxes or
cabinets made for the purpose, which
have perpendicular pegs at fixed distances
to prevent cylinders from coming in con-
tact with each other. Over these pegs'
they are placed beveled end down. Use
the camers-hair chip brush to remove
chips and dust from the wax. Do not at-
tempt to blow it off.
Do not leave the cylinder upon the man-
drel for any length of time when the ma-
chine is not in use.
The thinnest possible shaving which will
entirely remov«3 a. former dictation record
will leave the smoothest surface and waste
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the least wax.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, ETC.
To Tighten Main Belt. Loosen the
two round head screws which fasten the
machine to the top plate and turn screw
which is under the mandrel, inward.
To Tighten Governor Belt, slightly
loosen the four screws which hold the
wooden governor block to the top plate,
the holes for which are slotted, and slide
the entire governor to«ihe left until suffi-
cient tension is obtained.
The sapphires upon the speaker and
the turning knife are perfectly adjusted
before shipment. Should any of these
parts be found out of order, it is best to
return them for repairs or replacement to
your agant or to actory.
dictation.
A person- in dictating correspondence
has frequent occasion to pause, and in
many cases loses the f thread of his dis-
course. When you wish to stop abruptly
in the course of a dictation it is only neces-
sary to close the lift lever without stop-
ping the machine. Should you have for-
gotten your last few phrases when you
again resume, lower the lift lever and
raising the cup lever, listen with the
speaking tube. The actiou of the cap
leve/ throws the reproducer into the
track some five or six threads back of
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where the recorder stopped. After lis-
tening to the last few words again bring
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the cap lever into position and continue
dictating (without stopping the machine).
The Correction Feature. As it is a
common occurrence to change and correct
dictation, we offef the following sugges-
tion :
It will be observed that a cylinder which
has been turned from end to end has a
smooth and sometimes shining surface.
Where the recorder has passed over it,
even if no record is made, there is a dis-
tinctly visible thread mark. Now if you
wish to change anything which you have
already recorded, slide the cup lever up
for the space of a couple of seconds while
machine is running, and upon again
drawing it down, record your correction.
By doing this you raise the stylus from
the wax and leave a small shining strip.
The typewriter operator, seeing the mark,
listens to the record just to the right of it
and ‘hears the correction first.
To avoid errors the names of persons
and places should always be spelled out
unless the operator is familiar with them.
The speed of the main shaft for dictat-
ing should not exceed seventy or eighty
revolutions per minute, at which speed it
will take about four and one-half to five
minutes to cover the entire surface.
Should the end of cylinder be ^reached
before a letter is ended it is only neces-
sary to say ** Continued,” and finish upon
another cylinder.
Cautions.
Never attempt to set the knife while
the machine is in motion.
When the turning off of a cylinder is
completed, always see that the knife
lever is thrown up and back as far as it
will go.
When the machine is used indiscrimi-
nately for both recording and reproducing,
do not leave the cup lever down ex-
cept while recording.
Do not under any circumstances touch
the knife lever while reproducing.
Never attempt to slide the speaker
arm from side to side without either
raising it or closing the lift lever, as
you are liable to damage the thread upon
main shaft by scraping the twin nuts
across it.
To use your power economically be sure
and cut off current from the motor when
not in use. Do not allow any metallic
substance to come in contact with either
the speaker sapphires or the knife.
Oil only where directed. In smearing
it upon any other parts you simply set a
trap for dust.
Do not remove main shaft from ma-
chine unless it becomes absolutely peccs-
sary, then use great care in drawing it
through center bearing to avoid injuring
the thread.
Old Sol Employed to Make a Drawing.
In order to design an object by the aid
of the sun upon fruit, a person may cut
out a figure of paper, and by means of
gum attach jt to the fruit before it ma-
tures. As the solar radiation does not
act on that portion of the fruit protected
by the paper, a whitish design will bo thus
produced on the foundation given by the
natural coloi*of the fruit.
This experiment may be reversed and a
design obtained of the color of the fruit
by protecting (or shading) the other parts
with paper. It is this phenomenon well
known by all antiquity, which suggested
the first idea of photography . — Revue
Scientifique.
Big Lump of Gold.
Among the curiosities of the Exposition
at Chicago, it is proper to cite that a block
of gold weighing 225 kilogrammes and val-
ued at 750,000 francs will be exhibited by
the proprietor of some mines in Helena,
Montana.
MittM
P have had for their theme for many. years been a fannli
/r many years the superb water scenery known as olio
power resulting from the and- falls.
c Cy den change of level at Niu-. The great tunnel now
guru Falls, and nearly every- tion by the celebrated
one has read articles appear- Companj^is, however, a i
ing from time to time in water-power systems!"*? f
the newspapers ancl other public prints of level in a vertical' 1 j
the world over computing the fabulous construction 'of a. long
resources which nature is hourly display- upper river to below the f
ing in this, one of her great wonders ; and tail race from the higl\!
at last an effort is making to utilize on a to the lower river, as is
gigantic scale some of this power. The by the opposite method <
plan usually followed in constructing from the level of the
water powers is to build a canal above the falls back to the head wa
dam, or fall, having its outlet below, but .river aboy; the Mls^auc
still at the higher level, and there dis- deliver the water direct];
charging the water through water wheels the tunnel beneath. T1
and thence on to a tail race. Several veyed to the head of
schemes of this nature have from time to tunnel will be discharg
time been carried into execution at stocky upon turbine whe
Niagara Falls, notably the old hydraulic head of one hundred
canal, whose outlet a' short distance be- The power thus to be <
mated at 120,000 horse-power, and this it
is proposed to use in the running of mills
situated within a radius of several miles of
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the tunnel head by*- direct water power,
transmitted to the mills by means oTrope
drives or other approved means of trans-
mission. But after*all the available space
has been occupied by local manufactories,
there will remain a large surplus of power,
and tliis it is intended to utilize in the
generating and transmission of electrical
power, most of which it is expected will
be taken at Buffalo. .
The importance of the company’s trans-
actions can hardly be estimated. Ahcady
the three electric light companies of the
city of Buffalo, recently consolidated into
one concern, have entered into contract
for a supply of power to light that already
great and still fast-growing metropolis.
The company have also acquired lately
from the Canadian government the exclus-
ive right to the use of land in Victoria
Park for the same purpose for one hun-
dred years. The river above the Horse-
shoe Falls on the Canadian side has a
branch going around Cedar Island. The
power house can be built here, and enough
water can be brought through this branch
to develop 250,000 horse-power. A feat-
ure of these plans which meets yith .much
favorable comment is that the beauty of
the falls will not be in the least marred by
the presence of factories at any point where
they enter into the landscape, but will be
situated out of. sight from either side. of
the river bank. Nor will the volume of
water diverted be appreciable. The Amer-
and extending from a point beneath the up-
per suspension bridge back under the city of
Niagara Falls, two hundred feet below the
surface to its head beneath the surface
canal before mentioned. It is 6,700 feet
in length. It is first lined with timber,
then a course of rubble masonry, and finally
with four courses of brick. The rock ex-
cavated has been ti\ken out at the upper
end and deposited in the river, thus re-
claiming some thirty acres of land, for
which the company has permission from
government. When working at their
greatest capacity 1,300 men were employed,
and the work has been carried on by night
and day shifts of masons, laborers, drill-
ers, etc. The lining of the tunnel went
forward at the rate of 200,000 bricks a day.
As will be readily seen, tliis immense num-
ber of workmen, together with their fami-
lies, have introduced a large addition to
Jihe population of the place, and they are''
for the most part accommodated in houses
erected by the company about the head of
the tunnel. As would be expected, a great
many difficulties were encountered in car-
rying on the work. For instance, the in-
tersection of one subterranean water
course has necessitated the pumping from
the tunnel of 800 gallons of water per
minute- to permit of keeping at work. In
view of the vast construction work and the
obstacles that were found, the greatest
credit is due to Messrs. Roggcrs& Clement,
the contractors. Your correspondent was
lowered down the elevator shaft at the
portal of the tunnel yesterday, and made
the tour to its head and back. On enter-
ican tunnel, it is estimated, will withdraw, ' mg. the . tunnel a few feet it has the same
but .4 of one per- cent, and the Canadian
tunnel probably a similar quantity, which
is said to cut no more figure than is created
by a change in the direction of the wind
back toward Lake Erie.
The tunnel now nearing completion is
twenty-nine feet in height and eighteen
feet in- width, blasted out of the solid rock,
appearance as a mine. In the parts where
men were working electric lights burned
brightly, lighting up the interior. A pe-
culiar acoustic property of the tunnel is
that when near its center, more than half
a mile from either end. one can hear the
conversation of the workmen out at the
terminus, the click of the masons’ trowels
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and the “ dull thud ” of the cement buck- the rainbow, produced by a water-wheeT
ets as they dump their contents. The that operates upon a series of colored *
tram cars in the tunnel for conveying discs. The remarkable effect of this con-
material to and from the three shafts to struction is difficult to describe. Suffice
the surface, are run by mule power, the it to say that it3 irridescence converted
animals being stabled in the tunnel. Many the garden into a fairy-like scene,
fatal accidents have occurred, no less than During the play enacted there, a drop-
some thirty fatalities having happened in curtain, painted to represent the Jardin
the work. Some of these were due to the Mabille of Paris, which is noted for its
recklessness of the men, and othersthrough embellishment of thousands of Chinese
unavoidable or unforeseen accident. In lanterns, was rendered still more attract-
one instance a dinner-pail was • suspended jve by having an electric bulb introduced
from an electric light wire. When its into each lantern. The letter to the
owner reached to take it down he received editor of The Phonogram from Jtr.
a shock which was fatal. Trouvfe, describing his experiences as a
guest, testifies to his enjoyment of the
Electricity atCraig-y-nos Castle, Wales, above diversion; the notice of the latter
we take from the Welsh journal called
The Cambria.
Craig-y-nos Castle,
Ysradgyxlais,
Swansea Valley,
South Wales.
The Phonograph, World Building, New
York.
To the Director I arrived in Paris
this morning from England, where I re-
ceived from Madame Patti-Nicolini a cor-
dial and royal hospifcility during fifteen
days.
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I hasted on m\*retUfjito thank you for
the biographical notice, so eulogistic, and
the account of my modest inventions which
you have published. Please accept my
grateful recognition* for. this attention.
Whenever I conclude to give publicity
to my inventions 1 shall recall with pleas-
ure your excellent journal, so full of new
and interesting facts, which has shown
itself so complaisant and liberal towards
A series of entertainments recently too
place in England at the home of the
queen of song, Madame Patti-Nicolini.
The hospitality of the lovely mistress of
the fete prompted her to provide addi-
tional decorations and novel features of
ornamentation to the scene that were un-
precedented even in that luxurious castle.
Electricity, the master-spirit, played as
usual a conspicuous part as an agency for
adorning the theater, the winter garden
and grounds. Mr. Gustave Trouve, whose
scientific attainments and inventions have
been described in The Phonogram, was
one of her favored guests, and. while
famous dramatists and comediennes con-
tributed their share to the general amuse-
ment aud interest by taking part in the
theatrical display presented, this gentle-
man’s genius had converted the winter
garden into an enchanted palace. He
caused to be erected in its center a foun-
tain, whose basin was fourteen feet in
diameter, and which threw up water to a
great height in the midst of groups of
various figures, classical and artistic ; in
the middle of the circle of jets was a group
of extremely brilliant electric lamps, which
sent forth light colored in every shade of
I forward to yoi> a^n article from a jour-
nal which ’I brought over with me from
Swansea, Wales, giving an account of the
soiree at the chateau of the diva.'
Be pleased to accept the assurance of my
distinguished consideration.
"' V'- G. Trouve.
14 Rce Vivienne, Paris.
A Typewriter Carriage Arrester.
*• ll mav be of interest to you to know
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A new typewriter carriage arrester is
intended to obviate the inconvenience and
loss of time experienced by operators on
the typewriter in consequence of the
necessity on all keyboard machines of
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operating the space-bar a number of
times, or of lifting the dog free of the
spacing rack by hand and guiding the
paper to the given plaice whenever it is
desired to bring the paper carriage to a
particular point. Instant and perfect con-
trol of the movement of the carriage is
secured.
that we have just l>eeu awarded a silver
medal and diploma for the 44 Naitional ”
typewriter by the Amsterdam (Holland)
Exposition, which has just closed.”
Verbatim reporting will undoubtedly be
the branch of shorthand writing most'
seriously affected by the introduction of
the phonograph. The claim which
stenographers make that the phonograph
cannot displace expert court reporters only
goes to prove the ignorance of the real *
merits of the machine.
The greatest speed ever recorded on the
Caligraph was that made recently by Miss
Sherman, *of Providence, K. 1.. she having
attained a rate of 1*G words in one-lvalf
minute and an average of fifteen keys per
second. •
The absence of a shift key for capitals
makes the Caligraph desirable.
It is more generally favored by press
reporters than any other typewriter.
This because of its durability, and ease
of manipulation. The celluloid keys are
also a great improvement.
We have received the following from
Mr. Unz, vice-president and manager of
the National Typewriter Co., of Philadel-
phia, under date of August 22d :
The new Bar-Lock will be out very
soon. It Jins eight new characters, an in-
terchangeable platen, and a wider ribbon.
The length of ribbon is eighteen yards.
The writing of the Bar-Lock is at all times
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visible without lifting the carriage. The
ornamental cover which surrounds the
keys is below the vision, so that a view of
the printing point is unobstructed.
As heretofore stated, the phonograph
will not take the place of agood aman-
uensis, but will undoubtedly be used
as an adjunct to shorthand, in the same
manner as the typewriter. The bene-
ficial effect that this will have upon the
salaries of good amanuenses will read-
ily be appreciated.
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to some clever recitation by a famous author, or
some melodious strain from one of the latest
operas.
The insurance men of Baltimore are quick to
appreciate the value of the phonograph as a
mechanical stenographer. One of the latest ad-
ditions to the ranks of users iu this class is the
General Agent of the New York Life Insurance
Go.
A large number of Phonograms are being dis-
tributed among the visitors, who welcome gladly
any news in regard to this popular instrument.
The Western Pennsylvania Phonograph Com-
pany has left its old quarters on account of the
property changing hands. The new owner intends
to erect a twelve-story business block on the site.
The company is now located at 214-215 Ferguson
Block, one of the best ofllcc buildings in Pitts-
burgh. A new dynamo is to be placed in the
building, and this company will have the advan-
tage of getting current free of charge. Any per-
son using a phonograph in the building has like-
wise the same privilege.
Mr. Russell, President of the Automatic Pho-
nograph Exhibition Co., and Mr. F. G. Pask,
General Manager, have had phonographs on the
North German line of steamers during the past
season, also on the Old Dominion and Savannah
lines. The business has been excellent. The
Bradbury-Stone battery has been used entirely,
giving excellent results. Next year this com-
pany intends to place phonographs on all out-
going steamers. The Phonogram accompanies
the instruments.
The lost phonograph has !>een found. The
Pacitic Phonograph Co. leased a phonograph
to Rev. G. L. McNutt, of East Oakland. The
minister weut away recently, and the phono-
graph could not be found. The company offered
a reward of $10 for its recovery. The machine
was traced to an express office, where it was being
held because no one called for it. Rev. McNutt
is therefore exonerated from any blame in the
matter.
Mr. T. R. Lombard, Vice-President of the
North American Phonograph Co., has just re-
turned from a most^atisfactWry trip through the
West, having visited all the phonograph com
panies. Mr. Lombard is looking well and ex-
pressed himself as delighted with his- visit, and
says the phonograph business is prospering.
Mr. R. F. Cromelin, Secretary of the Columbia
Phonograph Co., spent a part of his vacation in
a trip by sea from BaHliWnre to Boston and re-
turn. While in Boston Jie visited the office of
the New EnglanJ Phonograph Co.
The Annual Industrial Exposition now being
held in Pittsburgh, Pa., is well attended and the
exhibits are numerous and beautifully displayed.
Among those attracting most attention is that of
the Western Pennsylvania Phonograph Co. A
large number of commercial and musical phono-
graphs arc tastefully arranged around the room
on tables and cabinets, and are attended by ex-
pert operators whose function it is to dictate into
the machines and receive dictation, thus giving
evidence of their practical utility. The Dens-
more typewriter stands conspicuously nearby,
taking down all the phonograph says with
accuracy.
Mr. E. D. Easton, President of the Columbia
Phonograph Co., returned’to Washington with
bis -family from their Summer home. Areola,
Bergen Co., N. J., on September 10th.
Mr. V. II. Emerson, the manager of the New
Jersey Phonograph Oo.^jexpects to spend a week
in Washington and Baltimore this Fall to observe
the commercial use of the phonograph in those
cities, with a view of active work in the same
directioa in New Jersey.
Mr. G. B. Mothernl, president of the Western
Pennsylvania Co., i9 also the general agent for the
Densmore. which has taken front rank in his
territory. +
* * * Mr .E. E. LcwWhadcbargeof the phonograph
The coin in-tbe-slot phonograph is an old at all the Pennsylvania Fairs this season, and has
friend, and none can pass it by without listening reaped a golden harvest.
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Authors and Publishers
strnction so fully that there can be no doubt
regarding the particular use and function of each
portion of the machine*
We predict a large sale for this timely volume
and recommend it to our . readers as a standard
authority and guide for all users of the phono-
graph who may meet with any difficulties in the
care and operation of their machines, and are
sure that the information they will obtain by
perusing it will give them a rich return for the
small expenditure involved in obtaining it.
Our advertising columns this month announce
the publication of a work which will be Inriled
with delight by all users of the phonograph, and
which occupies a hitherto untrodden field — “A
Practical Guide to the Use of the Edison
Phonograph, by Janies L. Andem, President and
General Manager of the Ohio Phonograph Co.’*
This is the first time that any publication
containing practical directions for using the
phonograph has been offered to the public.
Everyone lias felt the necessity forsuchn manual,
and inquiries have been 'constantly made for the
very information which Mr. Andem has put into
his little volume with such fulness of detail as to
cover every possible point which can arise in
using the instrument. The work could not have
fallen into more competent hands, ns the author
is an acknowledged authority on all matters per-
taining to this subject ; and, as the table of con-
tents published iu the advertisement shows, he
has given to the public in this work the results
of his extensive ’experience gained in personally
using, and also in introducing the machine to the
public.
In our opinion the lack of just such informa-
tion as is contained in this volume lias prevented,
to some extent, the successful use in all cases of
the machine in the hands of inexperienced users,
and we believe that if a copy of this manual
should be given to each renter or purchaser of a
machine by the local company placing il, the
officers of the company would be saved many a
question and much time which would otherwise
be spent in giving verbal instructions to the be-
ginner upon the many points which constantly
arise until the operator has familiarized himself
with its use.
Directions are given which will enable anyone
to operate the phonograph successfully, even-
without personal instruction, so that a machine
can be sent to a distant point, and I he expense of
sending an “ expert " rendered entirely unneces-
sary, by forwarding with it a copy of this
manual.
The work is not confined to any particular
branch of the subject, but covers the use of the
machine commercially, socially and in the exhi-
bition field, giving to each portion the practical
suggestions which experience lias developed as
necessary.
It has been very tastefully printed and bound,
and the numbered references and illustrations of
different parts of Die machine explain its con-
The Cosmojyolitan for September presents the
views of its able editor, Mr. John Brisben
Walker upon the question of ‘'Strikes and
Strikers,” and really throws some new light upon
the subject. It is time that the efforts of the
best minds in the country should have an Oppor-
tunity to envisage a matter which, disregarded,
may produce evils difficult to check or repair.
We suppose a board of arbitration will be
appointed, as in the case of national disputes, to
settle this knotty affair.
It is pleasaut to follow up the generous and
loyal estimate of the co-editor of this magazine,
Mr. Howells, as he paints a beautiful life on its
pages. We hail each new departure into fields
of thought so much more worthy his polished
pen than the old-time themes, which, however
cleverly treated, seemed too insignificant to
occupy a representative American author.
Reading Notices
The toy dynqjno mentioned in article written
by G. H. Guy, appearing on page of this
issue, is manufactured by the Eastern Electric
Light and Storage Battery Co., of Lowell, Mass.
Phonograph users consider both dynamo and
battery of this company par excellence.
Jno. Underwood & Co. (the dealers in type-
writing supplies), 30 Vesey street, sell type-
writing paper al mill prices. Send for their
samples and sec.
Geo. A. Hill, 10 Barclay street, dealer in
typewriters, has enlarged Ills quarters. Why?
Increase of business. Why? Giving good values.
Toronto, Aug. 22, 1892.
V. H. McRae, Pulitzer Building, New York:
The " Comm"icial ” machines that we
have placed here have been very’ success-
ful, and the verdict so far is, “as indispensi-
ble as the typewriter. ”
» Horton, Macfarlane & Co.
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TEN REASONS WHY
EDM'S PHONOGRAPH
IS SUPERIOR TO ANY STENOGRAPHER.
1
You can dictate as rapidly as you please, and are never
— asked to repeat.
2. CONVENIENCE.
You dictate alone, at any hour of day or night that suits
your convenience.
3. SAVING OF OPERATOR’S TIME.
During dictation operator can be employed with other
work. Operators make twice the si»eed in writing out that
is possible from shorthand notes.
4. ACCURACY.
The phonograph can only repeat what hasjaeen said to it.
5. INDEPENDENCE.
You are independent of your operator. It is easy to re-
place a typewriter operator, but a competent stenographer
is hard to find.
6. ECONOMY.
The cost of an outfit added to ^salary, of operator is less
than that, of a stenographer," and result^ obtained far
superior.
7. SIMPLICITY. > '
The method is so simple that no time need be lost in learn-
ing it. You can commence work AT ONCE.
8. TIRELESSNESS.
The phonograph needs no vacation. Does not grumble at
any amount of over-work. v r
9. PROCRESSIVENESS.
The most progressive business houses are how using
phonographs, and indorse thejn enthusiastically. Do you
want to be up with the times ? If so,
lO. FREE TRIAL
You can have phonographs sent you on trial, and return
them if they fail to do what is claimed.
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The New Special No. 3 Caligraph has met with universal
favor because it has two interchangeable platens, which can
be~ adjusted in less than thirty seconds, enabling an opera-
tor to produce the work of two machines from one ; because
it has a positive ribbon movement, which presents a fresh
surface of the ribbon for each type impression ; because it
has a wheel dog stay and six additional characters ; be -
cause it has a hollow type bar, which gives lightness and
strength; because it has an adjustable type hanger, which
gives permanent alignment ; because it has a key for every
character and an adjustable feed guide. In fact, the Special
No. 3 Caligraph is the acme of perfection in typewriters.
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE TO
ERICAN WRITING MACHINE COMPANY,
237 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
„ nmr.... ! April Street. Philadelphia {
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r.rniu h Factory. Coventry, England.
Mention Tiik ruoNooMAX.
Correspondence, briefs, specifications or literary
composition may be recorded on the phonograph, to be
transcribed later by any one who can operate a type-
writer. In this field it is steadily making its way.
Business machine, with Storage Battery, etc., sold
or leased. Prices given on application to
THE TEXAS PHONOGRAPH CO.,
THUS. CONYNGTON, Genl. Man. GALVE8T0N, TEXA8.
THE PHONOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE,
Jerome B. Howard, Editor.
The authentic organ of the Benn Pitman Sys-
tem of Phonography.
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TYPEWRITERS.
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PHOTOGEAPHS
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
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Pictures, 11x14 on 14x17 cards, price $2 00 each,
or $22.00 per dozen.
No. 1. Laboratory exterior— winter scene.
2. 44 Galvanometer or Electrical Dept.
3. •* Phonograph, Experimental 44
4. 44 Chemical Dept.
5. Mr. Edison at work in Chemical Dept.
0. Laboratory main machine shop.
7. 44 exter. (summer) corner rear view.
8. 44 Library, with statue 44 Genius of
. Light.”
9. 44 Glenmont,” exter., showing Conserva-
tory and 41 Den.”
Glenmont,” Parlor.
44 44 Den,” showing ceiling paint-
ing, upright view.
44 12. 44 Glenmont,” 44 Den,” horizontal view.
44 13. 44 exter., showing Conservatory
and porch.
44 14. Edison sitting at Laboratory table, taken
1892.
44 15. Edison portrait, oval, with signature, 1889.
44 17. Statue in Library, 44 Genius of Light.”
44 18. Laboratory Dynamo Dept.
4 * 19. 44 exter., main building.
44 20. The Edison Phonograph, latest type.
44 21. Laboratory, Precision Dept., upper shop.
44 22. 44 exter., summer, same view as No. 1.
44 23. Edison’s portrait at 14.
44 24. 44 mother.
44 25. 44 portrait at 4.
44 26. Allegorical painting — Birth of the Edison
Incandescent Lamp, Menlo Park, 1875.
44 27. Edison's Birthplace.
Pictures. 8x10 ou 10x12 cards, price $1.25,
and $14.00 per dozen.
No. 40. 44 Grand Trunk Herald.” printed and
published by T. A. Edison on board
train Chicago & Grand Trunk R.R.,
at 14, front view.
44 41. 44 Grand Trunk Herald.” printed and
published by T. A. Edison on board
train Chicago & Grand Trunk R.R.,
at 14, back view.
44 42. Edison’s Birthplace.
44 43. 44 Profile, i figure.
Please order by
No.44.
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No. 60.
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Edison's bust, oval, with autograph, 1889
bust, 44 44 “ 1892*
Edison, i length, 1889.
Llewellyn Park Entrance. •
Edison at 14. .
• 4 listening to Phonogrnoh.
Edison’s Mother.
44 First Patent, Vote Recorder,
Patent sheet.
Etlison’s Newark Ward St. Factory, Edi-
son in group, 1876.
Edison at 4.
Allegorical Painting. — Birth of the Edi-
son Incandescent Lamp— Menlo Park,
1878.
Edison driving his first Electric Locomo-
tive, 1879. o
Pictures, 5 x 8 on 8 x 10 cards, price $1.00,
or $ 11.00 per dozen.
Edison's Birthplace.
Edison, } size, 1889.
* 4 bust, oval, autograph attached,
• 1892..
Edison's bust, oval? 4 autograph attached,
1889.
Laboratory, a eoriTe»o& Library.
“Glenmont,” exter, view, from road fence.
The Edison Phonograph— latest type.
Precision Dept., upper shop, (laboratory.)
Laboratory Library, with Ferns.
Edison Phonograph Works.
Edison’s Mother.
reduced size.
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' 4 72. Edison at 14. f
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MISCELLANEOUS
No. 100. Micry-phdto., Vtyi’s head, 6^x8}, $1.35.
“101. 44 . Bamboo Filaments, show-
ing Fibro- Vascular bundles, used in
Edison Lamps, 6Jx8J, $1 35;
44 102. Micro-photo.. Bamboo Filaments, show-
ing Fibro- Vascular bundles, used in
Edison Lamps, greater magnification,
44 1 50. Llewellyn Park Entrance, 10x12, $1.50.
“ 16. Edison Listening to Phouograph, 6ix8f,
$1.35.
number, giving size.
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The North American Phonograph Co.,
OWNERS OP, THE PATENTS OP THOMAS A. EDISON,
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Recording, Perpetuating and Reproducing Articulate Speech and other Sounds,
Principal Offices: 44 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK.
(Each exclusive for the Territory named).
Name.
Alabama Phonograph Co..
Conyngton, Sellers & Con- )
yngton, )
Columbia Phonograph Co.,
Colorado and Utah 44
Chicago Cen*!
Eastern Penn’a. 44
Florida
Georgia 44 “
George W. Grant,
Holland Bros.,
Iowa Phonograph Co.,
Kansas 44
Kentucky 4 4 44
Leeds & Co.,
Louisiana Phonograph Co.,
Michigan 41 44
Missouri 44
Minnesota 44
Montana
New England 4 4 4 4
New York
Nebraska 44 “
New Jersey 44 “
Ohio
Old Dominion 4 *
Pacific
Spokane * 4 44
South Dakota “ 44
State Phono. Co., of Illinois,
Texas Phonograph Co..
West Penn. 44
Wisconsin “
West Coast 44 4 4
Wyoming , 14 44
A DU HESS.
Anniston. Ala.,
Jackson, Miss., The State of Mississippi.
Washington, I). C. Delaware, Maryland, and Dist. of Columbia.
Denver, Col., Colorado.
Chicago, 111., Cook County. Illinois.
Philadelphia, Penn., Eastern part of State of Pennsylvania.
Jacksonville, Fla., Florida.
Atlanta, Ga., ^ Georgia.
246 5th St., L'sville, Ky. Tennessee.
Ottawa, Out., Canada.
Territory.
Alabama.
Sioux City, Iowa, Iowa.
Topeka, Kan., Kansas and New Mexico.
Louisville, Ky. Kentucky.
Indianapolis, Ind., Indiana. ■
New Orleans, La., Louisiana.
Detroit, Mich., Michigan.
St. Louis, Mo., Missouri, Arkansas and Indian Territory.
Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota*
Helena, Mont., Montana.
Boston, Mass., New England States.
New York, N. Y., New' York State.
Omaha, Neb., Eastern part of State of Nebraska.
Newark, N. J., New Jersey,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio.
Roanoke, Va., Virginia, North and South Carolina.
San Francisco, Cal.. Arizona, California and Nevada.
0 „ .. w , J Oregon. East 44° long.; Washington, 44°
Spokane Falls, Wash., J an<i Idaho.
Sioux Fulls, So. Dak., South Dakota.
Chicago, III., State of Illinois, exclusive of Cook County.
Galveston, Texas. Texas. *
Pittsburgh, Penn., West, part of State of Pa. and West Virginia.
Milwaukee, Wis., Wisconsin.
„ . , _ l Oregon, West 44° long.; Washington, West
Portland. Ore., -j 44 o long
Cheyenne, Wy. Ter., Wyoming.
fy We deal with the public only thro ugh our Agent*. Please note list care fully before enter-
ing orders, and order from the Agent for htate in which you reside or wish to use the machines.
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Owing to the many inquiries received by us daily as to where
Phonographs can be purchased, we beg to present below a list of our
authorized agents , each exclusive for the district named, who offer
Phonographs # Supplies
FOR SALE.
Agent's Xante and Address.
NEW ENGLAND PHONOGRAPH CO.,
65? Washington St., Boston, Mass.
Territory.
• Nkw England States.
WISCONSIN PHONOGRAPH CO., ) Wlo ^ VRtM
414 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. £ I ONMN ‘
PACIFIC PHONOGRAPH CO., ) California, Arizona,
323 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal. £ Nevada.
OHIO PHONOGRAPH CO., )
220 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 0. \
COLTTMI
31 A PHONOGRAPH CO., ) Maryland, Del/
627 E St., N. W., Washington, D. C. £ and Dist. Colu
aware,
M It I A.
MONTANA PHONOGRAPH
Grandon
GRAPH CO., ) Mont . n .
i don Block, Helena, Mont. \ '
KENTUCKY PHONOGRAPH CO., I kenti cky
256 Fifth St., Louisville, Ky. £ sticky.
GEORGE W. GRANT. STATE AGENT, ) T „„
P. O. Box 16, Nashville, Tenn. £ AENr<K5SEE -
LOUISIANA PHONOGRAPH CO., ) T . m . I1V4
27 Equitable Building, New Orleans, La. £ j
MISSISSIPPI STATE PHONOGRAPH AGENCY, )
27 Equitable Building, New Orleans, La. ) AlISSISSIPPI -
LEEDS & COMPANY, STATE AGENT^ Indiana.
WESTERN PA. PHONOGRAPH CO., ' I West Va. and West-
sburgh, Pa. £ eks Part of Penna.
MisspuRi, Ark. and
146 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh
MISSOURI PHONOGRAPH CO., ) Miss
Telephone Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. f Indian Territory.
HOLLAND BROTHERS, | Canada and Alaska.
Ottawa, Ontaimo, t anada. \
For terms , conditions of sale, or illustrated Catalogue of the
machines and supplies, send stamp with inquiry to the company or
agent in whose territory you contemplate using the machine, or to*
The North American Phonograph Company,
44 Um STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
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C. FRANCIS JENKINS,
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from the original plates, of the World’s greatest inventor,
THOMAS A. EDISON
taken at different periods of his life, with autograph attached. HiS
Birthplace, Interior and Exterior Views of “ Glenmont,” his
present beautiful home in Llewellyn . Park, N. J., and surroundings;
of his great Laboratory, at Orange, N. J., with its wondrous invent
tions, the Phonograph, etc., etc., which cannot be obtained elsewhere.
These photographs are Copyrighted, limited in number and will be
sold to the first applicants at the following *prices*:
Library, Electrical Dept., Chemical Dept., Shops, (interior at
Laboratory), Outside views of Laboratory, The Edison “ Den,” or
Study, Residence of Edison, Birthplace' of Edison, Edison at work in
Chemical Department, Entrance to y ewellyn^ Park, “Glenmont,"
Residence of Edison, Edison listening to the -Phonograph, Edison
at 14, Grand Trunk Herald, printed by Edison at 14.
11 x 14 on 14 x 17 Cards, - \J $2.00
7x9 on 8 x 10 gilt edge, or 10 x 12 plain, 1.50
10x12 bust, Mr. Edison,
8 x 10 “ “ “
with Autograph,. j
5x7 bust, Mr. Edison,
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